Forestry has hit the headlines this week as Prince Charles was speaking at the climate talks in Copenhagen, at the invitation of the Danish government. The Prince came on behalf of The Prince’s Rainforests Project, which he set up in 2007 to curb deforestation. The entire speech is quoted below but as far as investments into forestry [...]
Socio-economic
Climate change is rapidly becoming a major socio-economic issue as governments realize the impact of greenhouse gas emissions and endeavor to balance the demands of economic development and sustainability. The Fund will seek to benefit from this theme, initially in two areas:
Carbon Sequestration
It is anticipated that carbon sequestration will play a more important role [...]
The term green money could have been coined for Oxigen Investments, the London based green investment company that specialises in planting and harvesting the finest species of exotic tropical hardwoods in the rainforests of Brazil, Costa Rica and Malaysia.
So why would a tree planting and harvesting company want to partner with Virgin Racing? Simple, Oxigen [...]
London, 15 December 2009. Virgin is committed to the environment and sustainability so it is a great pleasure to welcome Oxigen Investments as a partner of the new Virgin Racing Team, which was launched in London today by Sir Richard Branson.
Oxigen was formed in 2004 by Guy Conroy, who is also the [...]
Brazil’s successful sugarcane ethanol industry owes much to massive investment in infrastructure and research, reports Carla Almeida.
Thirty years ago, when one litre of ethanol was worth three times more than one litre of gasoline, most nations would not have considered investing in it as a biofuel. But Brazil took this path, and now produces the [...]
Oxigen on the Brazilian Community
As the World’s fifth most populous country and one of the largest developing economies, Brazil matters a great deal to the international community and is a nation whose voice is clearly heard. It has grown even more important over the last few years and for Oxigen Investments as a ‘green’ business [...]